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Thurston County’s second annual Resource Hub Block Party saw more than 400 residents gather to access services that ranged from vaccinations to housing assistance to free haircuts. And last …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/23/25
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The City of Yelm is one step closer to pursuing its Yelm Athletic Complex (YAC), which has been compared to Lacey’s Regional Athletic Complex (RAC) and Spanaway’s Sprinker Recreation …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/23/25
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During a Roy City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 8, an audit team, consisting of Courtney Amonsen, Kirk Gadbois and Kristina Baylor, presented its findings from fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 to …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/23/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, announced in a news release that she will hold her 24th mobile office hours in Thurston County. The congresswoman’s team will be available from …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/23/25
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Like many extracurricular groups at Yelm High School, YHS choir is currently pushing fundraising efforts in order to provide enough funding for an extracurricular stipend and a program piano …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/23/25
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The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, dealt a blow last week to a Colorado company that plans to build what would be the state’s largest wind and solar …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/23/25
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Projected tax collections in Washington continue to fall steeply, with declines totaling more than $500 million since the governor signed off on billions of dollars in tax increases earlier this year …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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Washington’s secretary of state on Tuesday denied the Trump administration’s request for personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls, saying to hand over the data …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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With the Nov. 4 general election a little over a month away, incumbent Debbie Edwards and challenger Ryan Jewell each made their cases to voters in separate interviews with the Nisqually Valley News, …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/23/25
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“Centaurion II is taxiing out to runway one for a southwest departure,” said EcoFlight pilot Gary Craft on a recent Saturday morning. The six-seater Cessna plane carried Kraft along with …
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Jacob Moore / For Nisqually Valley News
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9/23/25
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Leading up to the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election, Yelm Mayor Joe DePinto and former mayor JW Foster highlighted several of their key endorsements from around Yelm, Thurston County and Washington.
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/23/25
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Following a crash near Olympia’s Summit Lake on Wednesday, Sept. 17, the four soldiers killed in the aircraft incident while conducting routine flight training on a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/23/25
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Thurston County’s Board of Commissioners on Wednesday heard budget-cutting proposals from the county’s elected officials and department heads as part of an effort to slash spending and …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/23/25
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Washington will continue to collect data on major industrial greenhouse gas emissions despite the Trump administration’s recent move to end the requirement that major polluters report their …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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9/23/25
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A year after her unsuccessful bid for Congress, former Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has accepted a job as the president and CEO of a forest conservation nonprofit.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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Washington’s most competitive legislative contest this fall is shaping up as a referendum on how to change the direction that majority Democrats in the Legislature are steering the state.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson has launched a campaign to increase the number of students who complete free applications for federal student aid to attend college and other education programs after high …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/22/25
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Washington Parents Network has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, alleging the nonprofit has been “making …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/22/25
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As the grieving widow of Charlie Kirk delivered a heartbreaking message about her late husband during a Sunday memorial in Glendale, Ariz., that drew tens of thousands, a crowd of more than 500 …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/22/25
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Members of the Tenino community had the opportunity to experience the taste of Southwest Washington during the grand opening of Colvin Ranch Provisions Friday afternoon at the Tenino Agriculture and …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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9/22/25
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